The First PAT's are done!

Just before the Victoria Long Weekend, it is time to feel lighter, somewhat happier, relieved. Why? The first of the PAT's are done! This past week, we wrote the Part A of two Provincial Achievement Tests, the Language Arts narrative story and newspaper article and the Mathematics Operations test. The Grade Six classes worked hard to demonstrate their writing and math skills.
A quick look at these tests seems to indicate that the students did well.

The next major test of this kind is a Language PAT Field Test, which is a effort to check out the viability of the material that Alberta Ed will use on the June PAT. It works for us as a good 'practice test' in preparation for the Part B Language PAT in late June. This test is a multiple choice Reading Comprehension test.

Have a great long weekend!

May Already!

Just a quick note to let any of you that still check this blog about a few things coming up for our TR-Sixes in this month of May:

On Tuesday next week, May 6th, the 6RS class will walk to the Coaldale Library to hear David Poulsen, an Alberta author, poet and rodeo enthusiast.

On Thursday, May 8th all the TR-SIX students will write a "Practice" PAT, that is a test that is just like the Provincial Achievement Test that they will write on Tuesday, May 13th. This is the Writing Test which includes writing a narrative story from a picture cue, and also a 'newspaper article" in about 2 hours time.

The Sixes are writing practice tests in Math and Science in the next few days and weeks, as well.

It is important that all Grade Six students get a good night's sleep on Monday night the 12th, so that they will be at their best on Tuesday morning.

Thanks for you help in this.